Let's Do Lunch Community

Well, I thought it was time to start my journal. I will actually start it tomorrow. I will try to post every day what I eat. I think I did okay tonight at the wedding reception I went to. I ate lots of fruit and smoothies before I went. Then, I ate some salad, not alot because there was dressing already on it, corn, greenbeans, radish, cauliflower, carrots, and fried chicken breast. I took off the skin as best I could. I did not drink anything though.  I did not bring any water, and they only had beer and soda. I was hoping for ice tea. I was getting pretty thirsty. So, I managed. I will start my journal tomorrow.

Tracy

      Feb 15, 2009

      Breakfast:  Apple Pie Smoothie ( my favorite)
                      Half an apple

      Lunch:  Beef Potato Pie (Totally awesome)
                Lettuce salad with cherry tomatos, blue cheese, mushrooms, peas, dipped in FF Ranch
               

      Supper:  Crunchy Waldorf Salad
                  1/2 can peas
                  Green Tea

      Snack:  Soy nuts and edamames

Tracy,

Great Start!  You'll find the journal really helps.  And it is nice having "food police", just in case you don't notice you've been sidetracked.

Jill

LOL. Watch out for the food police. I am not having a hard time with this at all. I stick with the LDL foods. I have not strayed once so far. Not saying I never will, but I hope not.    Now today I am taking my son shopping for pants, he is growing like a weed and I can't keep him clothed. (haha) I'm sure he will want to eat out somewhere, so I will have to make good choices. I will post later and let everyone know my day.

Thanks,
Tracy

              Feb 16, 2009

              Breakfast:  Smoothie, 2 hard boiled eggs.

              Lunch:  Smoked chicken, took skin off, dipped in BBQ sauce, steamed broccoli, baked beans, tea

              Supper:  Smoothie, salad with cherry tomatos, mushrooms, blue cheese dipped in FF ranch dressing.

              Snack:  Popcorn with olive oil and sea salt.

Hi Tracy,  Want to read something funny? When I read your screen name my eyes must be crazy cause it always looks like sugarbeet! Silly person I am!
                              Judie

LOL Judie, thats funny. I always use that, its my email address without the yahoo. haha  That way I never forget what it is.  My memory is not always good. 

Tracy

Oh change my supper for tonight, skip the salad, I am not hungry. So I just had the smoothie. I don't know yet if I will eat popcorn.

LOL Tracy - I always use Gwennaford whenever I need a screen name - for the same reason.  I hate it when I mis-type it and spell it wrong 'cause then I can never get back in there!

You are doing so great with your menus.  Don't forget to do the same thing with your BBQ sauce that you do with salad dressing - choose one without sugar and then just dip in your fork tines (not the food) with every bite. 

You can change or update your posted messages whenever you like by clicking on "Modify" in the upper right corner of the post you want to change.  See it up there on the subject line?

Loves, Gwen

LOL. Thanks Gwen. Yea, I see the modify and I will try that next time. I went out to eat at lunch time today with my son, the bbq sauce had some sugar in it, but I did not use much. Its harder when you eat out than at home, but I think I did okay. I haven't tried all the recipes yet, but I've liked everything so far. I made the beef tamalie pie tonight for my lunch tomorrow. My husband had it tonight and said it was good. So I can't wait. 

Tracy

Hi Tracy,
      Good morning SUGARBEET! just wanted to give you a little smile today,    Judie

LOL Judie. That did make me smile.  Which is good cause I had to go back to work today and its been soooo busy. I'm ready for another day off. 

           2/17/09

           Breakfast:  Grapefruit, smoothie, apple
           Lunch:  Beef tamalie pie and salad with cherry tomatoes, egg, blue cheese dipped in FF ranch.
           Supper:  Smoothie, corn on the cob with extra virgin olive oil and sea salt, carrots
                        Crunchy Waldorf Salad

          2/18/09

          Breakfast:  Grapefruit, banana, 2 eggs, smoothie
          Lunch:  Beef Stew (LDL), corn thins, green beans
          Supper:  7 layer salad, pear

          Snack:  soy nuts & raisins

         2/19/09

         Breakfast:  Grapefruit, 2 hard boiled eggs, smoothie.
         Lunch:  Beef tamalie pie, 7 layer salad   (I could not eat hardly anything. I don't know why?)
         Supper:  Smoothie, pear, banana, grapes.
        Snack:  Popcorn (If I'm hungry)

            2/20/09

            Breakfast:  Smoothie, frozen grapes, apple
            Lunch:  Salad with chicken, cucumbers, tomato's, egg, onion, dipped in FF Ranch. Corn thins.
            Supper:  Suzie's Spicy Black Bean Soup
            Snack:  Frozen grapes (if I'm hungry)
   

hi sugarbeet!
    Hope this day finds you well. What are you having for lunch today? I think maybe I will make some pea soup its is always good on a cold day. Take care.
                          Judie

Hi Judie, got up later than normal for me cause I worked late last night. I'm still tired. Its cold and snowy here today too. Woke up to everything white. Not too much though, so I am glad, very ready for spring. Have a wonderful weekend!!

       2/21/09

       Breakfast: banana
      Lunch:  popcorn, soy nuts and edamames (ended up taking kids to see movie, snuck my own food in, shh!)
       Supper:  Roger Troy's burgers, Johns easy baked beans, corn thins, corn on the cob
      Snack:  If needed, fruit

Went and saw Taken today and it was very good. Then went to Wal Mart and bought more beans and tomotoes and frozen veges. Can't run out of them. 
        

          2/22/09

          Breakfast:  Smoothie
          Lunch:  Blackened Tilapia, bean & tomato salsa, steamed broccoli, steamed crab legs, iced tea.
          Supper:  Apple Pie Smoothie, apple, grapes, popcorn

Had a fun day with the grandkids today. Picked them up at 9:00 am and took them home at 6:00. Took them to the mall and out to eat. Bought them some summer clothes. They are so cute and we don't get to see them too often. So lunch was ate out, so hopefully I did okay. We ate at Joe's Crab Shack. I'm tired now. HaHa

Hi sugarbeet,
      So u have snow? How much?  we have about 3 feet except at curb where it is 4 feet. Where do you live? Have a good evening.
                                      Judie

Hi Judie. Wow, you have snow, you can keep it.    We barely got enough to cover all the grass, haha, just enough to make it white briefly. We don't have any now. I live in IL, between St. Louis, MO and Springfield, IL, about 5 hours away from Chicago. I was born in a suburb of Chicago and lived there for 3 years, then my family moved to Staunton, been here most of my life. So...where do you live? 

Talk to you later, 
Tracy

Hi Tracy,
      We live in thefrozen north. International Falls. Grew up in Pittsburgh Pa. and when most of kids were grown we moved here for the weather.    Judie